Metallic railway-tie.



PATENTED SEPT. 27, 1904.

H W. AVERY. METALLIC RAILWAY TIL.'

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 6.1904` N0 MODEL.

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` MM www No.. 771,034.A

UNITED STATES Patented September 27, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. AVERY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE AVERY STAMPINGCOMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,034, datedSeptember 27, 1904.

Appncavtion tied Jun@ 6, 1904.

T0 all w/wm/ t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. AVERY, a citi# Zen ofthe United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Metallic Railway-Ties,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to the class of metallic railway-ties whichinclude a tie-bar having upwardly-projecting hooks for engagement withthe rail-fianges and two chairs each having depending sides throughwhich the tie-bar passes and a seat which supports one of the rails andon which are upwardly-projecting' hooks for engagement with therailfiange, and through which is a slot for the passage of the tie-barhook which engages with the opposite side of said rail-flange.v

The object of the invention is to provide a metallic railway-tie of theclass mentioned, but of such form that the seats of the chairs shallhave no slots which extend from side to side and communicate with theholes through the sides for the reception of the tie-bars.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. Fig. 2is a sectional iview. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through one chair,showing the manner in which the tiebar is passed through the chair; andFig. Lis a sectional view of one end of a modified form of the inventionwhen the tie-bar and chair are in their final position; and Fig. 5 is asimilar view of the other end of said modified tiebar, showing theposition of said parts as the bar is passing through the` chair.

Referring to the parts byletters, A A'represent metallic rail-chairs offamiliar configuration. They include a fiat top or seat c and twodepending diverging sides a a2, and they are preferablyT made of steelpressed into the desired shape. A hook or hooks c3 extend upward fromthe chair-seat, being preferably pressed upward therefrom if the chairis made of pressed metal, as stated.

B represents the rails, which rest upon the chair-seats with their innerflanges engaging beneath these hooks.

Serial No. 211,281. (No model.)

C represents a metallic tie-bar, which may be made in one piece or intwo pieces adjustably connected, as desired. Whatever may be itscross-sectional configuration it must have one or more upwardly-extendedflanges c, whereon are formed hooks e. bars pass through holes a5 in thesides of the chairs, and the hooks pass up through slots c6 in thechair-seats for engagement with the rail-anges, said slots being in theseat only and disconnected from the holes in the side. In order thatthese tie-bars may be passed through the holes in the chair sides andmay yet be able to project their hooks up through the slots a in thechair-seats so as to engage with the rail-flanges, the hole ci in theinner side member of each chair is made as deep as the height of thetie-bar and hook. The end of the bar, including that part thereof onwhich the hook is formed, is passed through the hole (t5. Then the barand chair are moved relatively so as to cause the hook on the bar topass up through the slot a in the chair-seat, and the end of said bar isthen passed through hole When the rail-fi anges lie beneath these hooksand the hooks on the chair-seat, relative movement up and down of thechair and bar is impossible. Such relative movement will also beprevented in a very large measure by the ballast, which will be tampedbeneath the chair-seat. The same result may also be accomplished, atleast to an extent which will prevent the disengagement of the bar andchair-seat while the tie is being handled, bymeans of a flap a7, forminga part of the side through which the larger hole c5 is formed, which Hapmay be bent up into engagement with the under side of the tie-bar aftersaid bar has been passed through the hole, as stated. This flap remainsattached along its lower edge to the side from which it is pressed, andit is by the turning down of this liange that one may sufjcientl yenlarge the hole a5 to permit the said passage of the tie-bar.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the hole t5 is not made anydeeper than the hole ai. Instead of deepening this hole the lower edgeof the tie-bar is cut away at c2 below and adjacent to the hook c', sothat the width of the tie-bar at this point, inclusive of the hook, issubstantially the same as the width of that part of the tie-bar oneither side of this cut-away portion. This construction permits thetie-bar to be passed throug'h the hole a5 without enlarging said hole.In other words, it serves the same purpose as does the enlargementy ofthe hole ai by the turning down therefrom of the tongue a7. Vhen theparts, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, are in place, the lower edges of thetie-bar rest upon the lower edges of the holes a, the upper edges of thetie-bar rest against the under surface of the seat, and the hook cpasses through the slot a to its operative position.

It will be understood that the hooks afi when in use must be rigidlyconnected with the chair in order to be adapted to do their part of thework of holding the rails; but it is not material that they shall beintegral parts of said chair. They may be independently made and securedto the chair by bolts or other equivalent means, as shown in Figs. 4 and5.

I claim- 1. In a metallic railwaytie,the combination of a metallictie-bar having hooks on its top edge, with two metallic chairs, eachconsisting of a flat seat, in which is a short slot through which a hookon the tie-bar passes,

and two depending side members in which are alined holes through whichsaid tiebar `a hook on the tie-bar may pass, and two depending sidemembers in which are alined holes for the passage of said tie-bar, whichholesdo not connect with the slot in the seat, the slot in one of theside members in each chair being considerably deeper than the other anddeep enough for the passage of the part of the said tie-bar from whichthe hook projects, and hooks projecting up from the seats to cooperatewith the hooks on the tie-bar to fasten a rail on said seat.

4. The combination of a metallic tie-bar having hooks on its top edge,with two metallic chairs, each consisting of a flat seat, in which is ashort slot through which a hook on the tie-bar may pass, and twodepending sides in which are alined holes for the passage of saidtie-bar, there being on one of said sides an integrally-connected flapadapted to be turned down to sufficiently enlarge the hole to enable thehooked part of the tie-bar to pass through and to be turned up againstthe under edge of the tie-bar to hold it in that position in which itshook projects through the slot in the chair-seat.

ln testimony whereofl I hereunto aliX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. HENRY W. AVERY.

Vitnesses:

E. L. THURs'ro'N, B. W. BRooKE'r'r.

